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Synonyms of adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
- had an adulterous affair that nearly destroyed his marriage
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“Adulterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterous. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of adulterous was in 1550
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